Unit 5 Flashcards
VID/VIS
Latin: “ to see”
Envisage, Visage
Visage
N: Face, facial expression
Root: VIS
Syn: Expression
Envisage
V: To imagine; to conceive of
Root: VIS
Syn: perceive
PARI
Latin: “be visible, appear”
Apparition
Apparition
N: An unreal figure; a ghost
Root: PARI
Syn: Specter
SPEC
Latin: “to look”
Perspicacious, Retrospective, Aspect, Introspective
Perspicacious
Adj: Wise; insightful; acutely intelligent
Root: SPEC
Syn: Perceptive
Ant: dim-witted; short-sighted
Retrospective
Adj: Looking backward over a period of time
Root: SPEC
Aspect
N: A part that can be considered or viewed
Root: SPEC
Syn: Facet
Introspective
Adj: Contemplating one’s own thoughts and feelings
Root: SPEC
Syn: Meditative
Ant: Shallow
PHAN
Greek: “to appear, to show”
Phenomenon, Diaphanous, Epiphany
Phenomenon
N: A fact or event which can be observed and/or documented
Root: PHAN
Diaphanous
Adj: Lightweight and transparent
Root: PHAN
Syn: Opaque
Epiphany
N: a moment of great insight; revelation
Root: PHAN
Sycophant
N: A person who flatters; a yes-man
Root: PHAN